Learn how to make an Endless Chain Necklace featuring Squiggle Links…
This endless chain necklace offers lots of opportunity for customization …
An endless chain doesn’t have a clasp. Therefore, they need to be long enough to fit over your head, making them super easy to wear. The long draping flow is perfect for featuring meandering squiggle links.
In the sample shown, there are a variety of segments including layered squiggle links, wire-wrapped beads, and Byzantine style chainmaille paired with segments of commercial silver chain. This piece is perfect with jeans and a T-shirt, but also works well paired with a blouse for work or a cute top for a night on the town.
The formula to figure your lengths and the direction of your connections are key for making a necklace that drapes well.
As always – our instruction strives to help you make quality crafted jewelry that is truly easy to wear. It starts with tips for deciding your target length and then explains the math you’ll need to achieve that goal. The main lesson offers great tips for cutting your commercial chain into the segments you need, including details that are important for showcasing your featured links.
Personalize the design by selecting various segments from the mix and match library …
While this lesson is a showcase for using the squiggle link components that are part of our Signature Course: Measuring Charts Made Easy, appropriate techniques from our beginner series are conveniently linked to provide a library of possibilities for components and segments you can incorporate in your necklace making it completely unique to you. As you learn more, your options expand.
This lesson is perfect for makers looking for tips and tricks to make an endless chain necklace that drapes well and offers the flexibility to customize your design.
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This squiggle link endless chain necklace is the 8th project in a series of 15 introducing you to our unique jewelry design system – Measuring Charts Made Easy. The full course covers 2 design elements (curves and loops), shows you how to use those elements to make 6 different types of components, and provides 15 stylish projects to help you explore how to use them in your jewelry.
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